Gold medallion for Constantius I, Minted in: Trier (Germany: Rhineland-Palatinate ) AD 296, Weight: 26.84 gram. on obverse, Bust representing Constantius I, right, wearing lion-skin headdress. , Inscription content: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOBILISSIMVS C. On reverse , Constantius standing right, raising Britannia, left, from her knees; Victory standing, right, behind emperor, crowning him with a wreath. Inscription content: PIETAS AVGG
And reverse exergue PTR.
Ref. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1928-0208-2
The reverse of this five-aureus piece commemorates the reconquest of Britain by Constantius in AD 296.
On the obverse Constantius assumes the guise of Hercules, his divine patron. In Tetrarchic ideology the western emperors were assigned the divine patronage of Hercules while the eastern were assigned #Jupiter. Hence the proliferation of coin reverses honouring Hercules and Jupiter as guardian gods or conservatores. This arrangement reflected the relationship of #Diocletian to his colleagues; he retained legislative control of the empire while his colleagues undertook heroic labours on his behalf.
The reverse legend emphasises the pious duty of the emperors (the plural signified by the double G) in helping such a beleaguered province.
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